Basic Song Recording - Yamaha QR10 Owner's Manual

7: Recording Original Songs
This section describes how you can create original songs based on the preset patterns or original patterns created
as described in the next chapter. You can record section, chord, pattern, and tempo changes for plenty of musical
versatility. You can even record a "melody" track to add extra life to your song.

Basic Song Recording

With the QR10, recording original songs is a straightforward, simple process: once you've engaged the record mode and
made the initial settings, all you have to do is start recording and enter the required section and chord changes.
Select the Song Mode
1
If is showing in the upper left corner of the display, press the [PATTERN/SONG] key to switch to the
PATTERN
mode.
Select a Song Number
2
Use the [–1] and [+1] keys or the numeric keys to select the number of the song you want to record. The recordable "user"
songs are numbered from "50" to "99".
When you select an "empty" song (i.e. one that contains no data), a series of dashes appear
DETAIL
below "PATTERN" and CHORD" on the display rather than the usual pattern number and chord. If a
pattern number and chord appear on the display the song already contains data. Nothing will appear
below "PATTERN" and "CHORD", however, if the song only contains melody-track data.
You can completely erase individual songs in the user song memory by using the CLEAR function
HINT
described on page 34.
Engage the Record Ready Mode
3
Press the [RECORD] key to engage the record
ready mode. The [RECORD] key indicator will
light. The CHORD 1, CHORD 2, BASS, and
RHYTHM track indicators should also light.
If the MELODY track indicator lights instead
(this means the melody track is selected for recording — described later) press any track key other than the MELODY track
key so that the CHORD 1, CHORD 2, BASS, and RHYTHM track indicators do light.
Select a Pattern
4
Select the pattern on which you want to base
your song: press [PATTERN SELECT] and then
use the [–1] and [+1] keys, or the number keys, to
select a pattern number.
Then press [PATTERN SELECT] again, or the
[EXIT] key, to return to the record ready mode.
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You can base your song on a
preset pattern, or select an original
"combination" or "user" pattern
created as described on pages 36 and
37, respectively.
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or
SONG